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Updated app also reportedly runs much faster than the current version
A couple of Samsung's apps due for update have already leaked out, and today we're getting a look at another. The folks at SamMobile have obtained a look at a new version of S-Voice, Samsung's voice activated personal assistant. The first thing you notice is the appearance – it's gone all flat and teal. Personally, I quite...

Gameloft's next movie tie-in gets the full comic book treatment
There's a new Captain America movie headed our way in April, and Gameloft today drops word that it will be producing the official mobile game. The Winter Soldier is set to hit Android and iOS in late march prior to the release of the movie. Promising a mix of action and tactical options and some pretty hot looking comic book...

It's the end of the road, but not totally unexpected
In not totally un-expected news, Sony has announced that a bunch of its older – read mostly 2012 – devices won't be getting any more software updates. It's a pretty hefty list, but all things have a shelf life. As it stands the Xperia Arc S, Xperia S, Xperia SL, Xperia Ion, Xperia Acro S, Xperia Go, Xperia P, Xperia J, Xperia Miro, Xperia ...

FIFA edition arrives alongside a silver metal banded version in the UK
Sony is an official partner of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and in celebration of this the Smartwatch 2 is getting a colorful makeover. Well, it's getting a yellow and green band, anyway. The FIFA edition has been outed by UK retailer Clove for arrival in March, and besides a watch band designed in honor of the host nation...

Auto-enabled for beta track users from this week
We've already taken a first look at Google Now for the desktop, when Google added it to the bleeding edge Canary builds of Chrome. Today, Google drops word that starting this week, folks a bit further up the chain on the beta track on Mac, Windows or Chrome OS will get access to the same card based notification system we're all familiar with...

Includes a convertible Yoga branded Chromebook, toughened for use in schools
Lenovo has this week introduced a pair of new Chromebooks aimed at the education customer. The 11e series Chromebook will be available in two form factors; a traditional clamshell laptop and in its convertible Yoga form. Since Lenovo is aiming the 11e series – also available with Windows 8.1 – at schools, they're...

Stealthy looking console gets 16GB of on-board storage
There's a new look OUYA console in town, and it's gone all stealthy. This new matt black edition not only looks pretty awesome, but inside it comes with 16GB of on-board storage. That bump over the original 8GB version comes at the same slight price increase we saw in late 2013 for the white version, costing $129.
It's now available to buy...

One of my absolute favorite travel apps for iOS is called App in the Air. As you may guess from the title, it's a flight tracking app. We've no shortage of those in the world, but this one caught my eye immediately because of its eye catching design. Now, whenever I fly, it's the number one app I use until the plane takes off. And now, the developers have brought it to Android.
Make no mistake...

The good folks at Mashable are firing up a special hangout this afternoon, all about The State of Android in 2014. Lance Ulanoff, Pete Pachal and Christina Warren will be joined by a special guest, our very own Phil Nickinson! So grab a beverage of choice, sit back in your comfy chair and follow along live at 2.15pm ET.
If you want to join in the discussion with questions or comments, fire up...

Live with PlayStation now available in app, kind of
Sony has pushed out an update to its official PlayStation 4 companion app for Android, with the headline new feature being the inclusion of "Live with PlayStation" video feeds in the app. Well, sort of in the app. You can browse the gaming streams from within the PlayStation app, but those broadcast via UStream will open up in the UStream app...

A Note 3, but not quite as we know it
We already know this one isn't coming to the UK, but Samsung has quietly announced the Galaxy Note 3 Neo over in Poland. To look at, it's virtually identical to the regular Galaxy Note 3 we know and love, but the display has been shrunk ever so slightly. The Neo has a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display, down from 5.7-inches on the regular Note 3, and the...

A free and simple way to try before you (potentially) buy
If you've been dying to get your hands face on Google Glass to see what all the fuss is about – without spending $1500 – and you're around Atlanta next weekend, Google's got you covered. On February 8 and 9 the Google Glass tour swings by The Foundry and Puritan Mill in Atlanta to give eager folks a close up look at Glass.
If you're...

Register in February and take advantage for the whole of 2014
Best Buy is offering a promotion right now that'll be of interest to anyone upgrading their phone at some point in 2014. Simply register the number that you'll be upgrading – porting the number to another carrier also counts – and you can get yourself a $50 Best Buy gift card that can be used towards the cost of your new phone on AT...

Sony started offering the V2.0 firmware for its Cyber-shot QX10 and QX100 cameras just yesterday, so we've loaded it up on our QX10 and given it the quick once over. For the QX10, we're looking at new 1080p video recording functionality – which it just enables for you – and an increase in ISO on still images from 1600 up to 3200.
Up top you'll find a sample video shot at 1080p, and below a...

Tony Fadell and team to stay together and work on hardware projects at Mountain View
Google and hardware seems to be a never ending news topic of late, and less than 24 hours from announcing the sale of Motorola to Lenovo talk turns back to Nest. Acquired earlier this month for $3.2 billion, the questions immediately turn to; why? Well, according to a report from the folks at TechCrunch,...

A quick heads up for folks out in Kansas City, that from today Sprint is launching its Spark LTE service in your neighborhood. With theoretical data speeds of up to 60Mbps on supported devices, Sprint promises that customers across its hometown will see a "noticeable difference" in their data speeds in the coming months.
Of course, with Sprint Spark, also comes the Sprint Spark data indicator...

But don't expect a charger with it
UK carrier O2 is has now begun selling the new Sony Xperia Z1 Compact, with the great news of availability of all 4 colors. It's a pricey little number though, costing you £479.99 on a pay-as-you-go agreement. On contract pricing however can have you leaving the store with a free phone, with the O2 Refresh tariffs for it starting from £37 a month. But don't...

New weapons, environments, video sharing features and more added to Madfinger's shooter
Madfinger Games' fine shooter, Dead Trigger 2, is today having its previously teased .4.0 update pushed out that gives us video sharing, new weapons, and some new environments to shoot up set in Europe. Here's the full list of what's new:
Video Sharing: A brand new way to show and share your adventures!...

If you look in the right place, you'll save £50 on the RRP
The UK launch of the Moto X left us disappointed with one key feature of the phone; its price. Moto announced the arrival of its current range topper with a pretty hefty price tag of £380, made worse by the current price of its American equivalent. This week the Moto X finally goes on sale across the UK, and if you know where to look...

£649 with a free Gamepad with pre-orders for Samsung's giant tablet
Having been unveiled back at CES in Las Vegas a few weeks ago, Samsung's giant new Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 has been officially priced for the UK. And as we expected at the time, it's quite high. £649 worth of high to be precise. It's a lot of tablet for the money, sure, but still a pretty hefty investment. As a sweetener, if you...

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